RedHat 9: Modem, Soundcard, fstab questions
Well, not only is this my first time here in the forum but I am also relatively new to installing and using Linux privately. I used to work with RedHat 6.something two years ago but never really had to install it.
So, I have it up and running now (which went rather smoothly) but I still have to get all the features I nees set up. 1) Linux tells me that it can't find (or recognize ... not sure right now) my soundcard which is a pretty old Soundblaster 16 ISA. So how do I fix that? 2) I get my (external) Modem to dial up but then it hangs right up again. Does it need some Script or such? 3) I mounted three of my Win98 partitions yesterday while logged in as root. I edited the fstab file to achieve that. Will Linux remember that and automatically re-mount those partitions once I start my PC back up or are there still some more configurations I have to do for that? If so ... which? Thanks Pal :newbie: |
see the man page of fstab or this link: http://nodevice.com/sections/ManIndex/man0411.html
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Hi pal_o_matic
If you've edited your /etc/fstab correctly, that will be sufficient to have your distribution automatically mount those partitions on boot up. |
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I think I read that I can provide kppp with a script which tells when to expect or send what in order to connect properly but I have no idea how or what it is supposed to look like. :confused: |
In which way exactly do you start the modem dialing?
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Using the kppp interface provided. To describe it in more detail I'd have to be sitting right in front of it ...
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Provided by what? Come on man, gimme some info: Console? GUI? Which one? What do you type / click on?
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GUI under KDE if I'm not mistaken.
OK, let me try to remember what I did last night: - Clicked the little red hat to open up that start up menu kinda thingywhatchamacallit - clicked on the program group for internet - clicked the group for more internet apps (though I am not certain about this one) - clicked kppp - up came the kppp interface, using the settings button I was able to fiddle with some settings and have my modem checked - I entered the number for the service provider (freenet call by call it was btw ... works under windows) - closed the settings screen - chose freenet as the ISP and hit dial ... you know the rest ... (damn my language ... been reading too much Penny Arcade lately) |
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Two ideas. First (silly): Did you double check your password? You know, sh*t happens ... Second, as a workaround, go to a console and type man wvdial and find out how to set up it's parameters (it is a little program to start your connection from console). After you have established a connection any application can take it over, e.g. a browser ;) . |
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